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Political Worship (Paperback)
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Political Worship (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics
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How does Christian ethics begin? This pioneering study explores the
grammar of the Christian life as it is embodied and learned in
worship as the formative experience of the "fellow citizens of
God's people." The book presents the first in-depth theological
investigation of the phenomenon of 'political worship' by exposing
the political nature of worship and the worship dimension of
politics.
In a careful analysis of biblical and traditional conceptions of
worship, Wannenwetsch demonstrates how the genuine political
character of worship neutralizes attempts to politicize or
de-politicize it. In the imprinting of the experience of divine
reconciliation on the Christian body, worship challenges the
deepest antagonisms of political theory and practice: antagonisms
of "private and public," "freedom and necessity," and "action and
contemplation."
Further questions discussed include the conditions of true
consensus, forgiveness as a political virtue, the accountability of
political rhetoric and self-justification, how "reversible
role-taking" can avoid losing the otherness of the other, and how
the rhetoric of "responsibility" can be saved from hubris or
depression. Particular practices or dimensions of worship
(confession, preaching, praising, intercession, observance of holy
days) are examined and their heuristic and formative potentials
explored in relation to these topics. A special feature of the
study is a strong ecumenical and international focus.
The book brings into conversation a variety of traditions
(including Lutheran, Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox) and
contemporary voices. An original contribution to Christian ethics,
the book addresses systematic and practical theology as well as
political theory, while indicating the essential interplay of these
disciplines.
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